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Showing posts with label PR. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Sketch Loves... Pop Ups!

What’s not to love? There one minute, gone the next; leaving a trail of freebies and interesting experiences in its path. So let’s have a look at some of our favourites in days gone by.

Most recently, (last weekend in fact) The Bar of Aero popped up at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane, touting itself as the ultimate ‘bubble playground’. The peppermint infused space, there for three days only, was filled with an array of Aero based activities including levitating, prize containing bubbles and a state of the art hot chocolate dispensers.

This bubbly bliss was actually experienced first-hand by Sketch’s Senior Account Manager Lucy. She was drawn there on the promise of orange and green waterfalls and although they couldn't be found, she fully enjoyed drinking hot chocolate and playing with levitating bubbles. Check out her pictures below:




A more gruesome example was Resident Evil 6's human butchery and morgue at Smithfields Meat Market.

This creatively gory experiential event invited fans to immerse themselves in a scene from the game; purchasing and sampling edible human limbs (really a sausage meat and prosciutto mix, if you weren’t sure) – with proceeds being donated to the Limbless Association.


Quickly moving on to a little bit of luxury, Ainhoa the Spanish skincare brand often found in 5* hotels around the world, can currently be found in St. Pancras International train station.

The spa, which is open until the end of January, is offering free express treatments to customers – giving us plenty of time to fully concentrate on a little experiential research...


And at Sketch we know all about making cool pop ups too; we were tasked to create a slice of summer in the heart of London in mid December for Corona last year.

To create an indoor outdoor space we built an 11m geodesic dome on London’s Southbank and installed real grass, tall palms, lime trees, a huge white up-lit bar and luxury beach furniture.

The tropical temperatures inside the dome meant that bar staff were serving Corona in their shorts in December, creating the sense of leaving winter behind and stepping into summer in a luxury beach resort somewhere far, far away...

 

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Sketch Loves... Movember

Here it is again, the time when significant others either start to enjoy the more ‘dapper’ side of their man, or simply cringe in disgust. It is ‘Movember’.

Whether you’re a fan of facial hair or not, Movember is a fantastic cause based around an ingenious concept; ‘Mo Bros’ around the world are encouraged to sprout a ‘tache to raise awareness of prostate and testicular cancer research. The other 50% of the world, ‘Mo Sistas’ are asked to help support them.


Over $299M has been raised since the Movember charity began in 2003 and a growing number of big brands are showing their support this mo growing season.

HP Sauce has launched a new, limited edition label that includes a moustache and an encouraging message. Their Facebook fan page features weekly competitions to win Movember donations and a special Kent Brushes ‘Mo Comb’. In addition, HP has planned experiential activity at special ‘Mo Running’ events around the country.


Gillette is another official ‘Mo Friend’ of Movember, and they’ve teamed up with OutKast’s AndrĂ© 3000 to find the best moustache within New York, Hudson and Boston during their ‘eMO’gency Styler Tour’. The winning mo will be displayed on a massive billboard in Times Square and Gillette will also be donating $1 for every photo uploaded to their Facebook app.

Their UK activity includes free tache touch-ups at their London based pop up shop ‘The Best a Mo Can Get’.


In Canada, Harley-Davidson are giving away one of their motorcycles to the country’s best fundraiser, whilst the Sony Movie Channel will be asking fans to vote for their favourite movie moustaches, (Burt Reynolds instantly springs to mind).


And even Big Ben joined in with the Movember fun, sporting a bright blue moustache on November the 1st.


But what about our very own boys at Sketch? Unfortunately, we think they might need a little mo-tivating...

And don't forget that once Movember has passed, you can start preparing for Fanuary!

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Carling Winter Zest 'Bonfire Ball'

Carling's PR Team asked us to create a Bonfire Ball to remember (remember) on the 5th of November to celebrate the launch of their new limited edition Carling Winter Zest. So on this chilly but beautiful bonfire night we took to the roof of One New Change and invited guests to embrace their ‘zest’ for winter and experience London’s fireworks across the stunning St. Paul’s skyline.


The scene was set with a scattering of autumn leaves, our very own hand-made, flame-free bonfire and plenty of sparklers. As guests arrived they were greeted with a bottle of Carling Winter Zest and encouraged to wrap up warm with an assortment of on-hand woolly accessories.


 A hot chestnut vendor with bags of banter (“these are hot, and they may contain nuts”) gave out the warming treats throughout the night, whilst chorizo hotdogs were served on silver platters.



An LED poi and hoop dancer spun a whirl of colour across the rooftop before desert arrived in the form of the critically-acclaimed group Rudimental, who treated revellers to a live performance and DJ set which concluding with their number one single, ‘Feel the Love’.


 
Rudimental commented: “We were excited about performing at the Carling Zest Bonfire Ball to celebrate a fantastic 2012, after a busy year of playing festivals across Europe. We played an intimate show in our home city, at a unique venue which existed for one night only."


Post-party, the positive response on Twitter was immediate, with even Rudimental themselves announcing their love for Carling Zest as well as guests tweeting pictures of the evening under the hashtag #carlingzest.


The Bonfire Ball truly went down with a bang and is sure to leave a lasting memory with guests and all of the Sketch team.

Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Freeview: World's Largest Dream Catcher

Sketch has once again smashed a Guinness World Record, and this time it's for Freeview who needed to us to build 'The World's Largest Dream Catcher' at London's Potter's Field Park. This event, part experiential activity, part PR stunt, was held to celebrate Freeview's Summer of sport catching the hopes and dreams of the nation.






Roger McGough, one of Britain's top, award winning and renowned performance poets, unveiled "Hopes and Dreams for the Big Day" aiming to inspire Britain's athletes and capture the nation’s sense of anticipation and excitement for the summer of sport ahead. the poem had been crowdsourced via the brand's fans on Facebook.



The Dream Catcher measures an impressive 3metres in diameter, is 4.44metres in height, with a massive 9.65metre circumference. The previous record is 2.74 metres with an 8.61 metre circumference.



The installation was also part of Freeview's Twitter campaign to get the country sharing their hopes and dreams #hopesanddreams


Coverage included the Metro Online and Orange News



Hopes and Dreams For The Big Day

(A poem by Roger McGough)

Nervous, but quietly confident
The poem is up at first light.
The big day, after years of dreaming
Has finally arrived. The end is in sight.

It runs, it jumps, it rides, it drives
It rows, it shoots, it collides, it dives
It kicks, it flicks, it cycles, it swerves
It lifts, it throws, it aims, it serves.

It scans, it puzzles, it echoes, it chimes
It struts, it performs, it sings, it rhymes
One more line and the verse is complete
The dreaming is over, now it’s time to compete.

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Disney's "Let it Shine" VIP Screening

 The Mayfair Hotel was host to a full star studded event for the VIP screening of Disney's latest music film "Let It Shine". Set in the world of hip-hop, rap and gospel music, the uplifting modern day story, follows three teens that discover the importance of staying true to oneself.·        
To get the kids into the true spirit of the film we arranged some great hip hop and music based activities.



The kids couldn't get enough of the hat making workshop. Neither could the celebs!


Ciara Kilbey and Billi Mucklow (below) from "The Only Way Is Essex" showing off some very impressive hat decorating skills!

  Vanessa Fetlz with husband Ben Ofoedu

  The guys from "Playing It Straight" and "Made in Chelsea's"  Kimberley Garner


Lizzie Cundy from The Express Online took a shine to one of our very own Dan!

We also had rap artist "Navigator" running a hip hop workshop teaching the kids how to rap and beat box. The kids could also burn off some energy with the Just Dance 3 Wii area.






The whole event was a huge success and got coverage from Now Magazine , The Daily Mail, Mail Online
 and Lizzie Cundy reported it for The Express Online.